ECC Congress 2023
Agenda
Dates: 9 & 10 November 2023
Venue: Royal Armouries, Leeds
ECC Congress 2023
20 years of learning together
We listened to your feedback from last year’s event and have focused on bringing you the best ECC agenda to date via eight insightful learning streams. We are of course bringing back some firm favourites including our ‘advanced’ and ‘general’ streams, but we have introduced three new streams including ‘advanced nursing’.
A few themes we are tackling his year will include ‘Driving and Maintaining Clinical Standards on the front line’, ‘What should I know about extracorporeal therapy?’ and ‘How to establish a senior nursing team’. We are welcoming world-renowned speakers including Simon Cook, Tim Trevail, Chloe Fay, Dan Tipney, Jenny Guyat and Erica Reineke.
We are confident our 2023 programme offers something for everyone, no matter what stage of your ECC career you are at.
Streams
• General | This stream is suitable for GP vets dealing with emergencies, vets starting out in ECC or RVN with some ECC experience. |
• Foundations of ECC | This stream is suitable for new graduates interested in ECC, ACAs, student RVNs or RVNs just starting in ECC. |
• Advanced | This stream is suitable for experienced ECC vets – those enrolled in or in possession of an ECC Certificate, as well as vets pursuing specialist training programs. This stream is also highly suitable for RVNs pursuing a VTS(ECC) |
• Limited Enrolment (non-practical) ** NEW ** | This stream consists of small group lectures and workshops, aimed at Vets & RVN with a special interest in the subject. An additional fee applies for Limited Enrolment sessions. |
• Case Reports | A lunch time session dedicated to presentations from colleagues enrolled in specialist training programs. |
• Advanced Nursing ** NEW ** | This stream is aimed at experienced RVNs, perhaps those working in Referral Centres or studying for advanced qualifications. |
• Limited Enrolment (practical) | This stream consists of more practical small group sessions, aimed at enhancing delegates’ skillsets in the more technical aspects of ECC. These sessions would in general be suitable for both Vets & RVNs. An additional fee applies for Limited Enrolment sessions. |
• Interactive Case Based Clinical **NEW** | In this stream, all lectures will predominantly feature question polls for the audience to answer relating to various cases spanning a range of different emergency related topics. These will be suitable for all vets or RVNs with some ECC clinical experience. |
Thursday 9 November 2023
General
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Welcome
Read MoreWelcome
Welcome to ECC Congress
Dan Lewis
National Clinical Lead in Emergency & Critical Care
VetMB MA CertVA DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS
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Keynote address
Read MoreKeynote address
Dr Stephen Hearns
Consultant in Emergency and Aeromedical Retrieval Medicine
MB ChB FRCEM FRCS FRCP FRGS DIMC DRTM
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Diagnostics in the first few hours - what do we need to know?
Read MoreDiagnostics in the first few hours - what do we need to know?
‘Polly’s Really Bad Day’ – follow 1 unlucky cat as she progresses through investigation and treatment following significant polytrauma
This lecture will focus on what happens as soon as a polytrauma patient arrives to the clinic. We will focus on the tools that we have available to assess the patient and to guide the decision-making process.
Serena Bassolino
Emergency & Critical Care Referral Clinician, Vets Now
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Stabilisation of major body system abnormalities
Read MoreStabilisation of major body system abnormalities
Once gained a better understanding of the problems of our polytrauma patient, we will focus on how to give them the best chances of survival.
Serena Bassolino
Emergency & Critical Care Referral Clinician, Vets Now
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Crisis Resource Management - helping the team deal with major trauma cases
Read MoreCrisis Resource Management - helping the team deal with major trauma cases
Emergency presentations often involve the sudden imposition of critically ill patients with complex needs into our clinics. Many of these patients will need urgent stabilizing and investigative procedures to be performed simultaneously, often with dire consequences if these do not happen in a timely fashion. These situations require the coordination of multiple challenging components such as decision-making, knowledge recall, technical tasks and communication. Without understanding and prior preparation of how to deal with these situations, both as an individual and as a team, disaster will often ensue…
Dan Lewis
National Clinical Lead in Emergency & Critical Care
VetMB MA CertVA DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS
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The polytrauma anaesthetic – a nose to tail approach
Read MoreThe polytrauma anaesthetic – a nose to tail approach
Polly is going for surgery, how will you manage his anaesthesia.
We will be using Polly as an example case of how to formulate an anaesthesia problem list in cats after an RTA. What should you be concentrating on and how to approach the anaesthesia management of the case.
Chris Miller
European recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
MA VetMB MVM DipECVAA MRCVS
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Surgery - what needs to be done, when and by whom?
Read MoreSurgery - what needs to be done, when and by whom?
You’ve worked tirelessly for hours to triage, stabilise, and investigate your polytrauma patient. Now the fun begins! We’ll cover some of the thought processes involved in creating a prioritised, pragmatic, and proportionate approach to managing surgical trauma, and how to put it into practice.
Barney Dean
EBVS® European Specialist and RCVS-Recognised Specialist at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists Founder, Director and CPD Provider at Chiron Vet CPD Ltd
BVSc PGDip(VCP) CertAVP DipECVS MRCVS EBVS
Foundations of ECC
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Emergency Anaesthesia
Read MoreEmergency Anaesthesia
OK – you have an emergency anaesthesia, how are you going to approach this case? Chris will give you some good hints and tips of how to approach any emergency anaesthesia case. This includes how to forward plan any potential issues using a problem list approach. We will also talk through common clinical complications and how to manage them to help you tackle anaesthetic emergencies with more confidence!
Chris Miller
European recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
MA VetMB MVM DipECVAA MRCVS
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Supporting the respiratory patient
Read MoreSupporting the respiratory patient
Respiratory disorders are commonly encountered in practice. The emergency management of the respiratory patient is a multifaceted effort which requires stabilisation before diagnostics are even considered. This lecture will address management of the respiratory patient from triage to discharge, including provision of oxygen therapy and creating an individualised plan with the use of monitoring equipment. Learn the different modalities in which respiratory patients can be supported, including handling, monitoring and chest drain care, as well as discussion of ventilated patients and special considerations for these high intensity patients.
Chloe Faye
BSc(Hons) RVN Cert VNECC NCert (Anaesthesia) VTS (ECC) RECOVER BLS & ALS Instructor
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Intern Case Reports
Read MoreIntern Case Reports
IVC Evidensia offers a range of small animal internship opportunities in the UK and across Europe to support career development. A shortlist of interns will present ECC case reports to a panel of judges. Case report presentations will be evaluated and the winner will be announced at the Gala dinner on Thursday night.
Aoife Reid (Chair), Racheal Marshall, Zara Kennedy, Barney Dean, Mike Wickham
Aoife Reid
RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Emergency and Critical Care Head of Edge Programmes
MVB CertAVP(ECC) MSc(VetEd) MAcadMEd FHEA FRCVS
Racheal Marshall
Head of Clinical Nursing
RVN CertVNECC
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Driving and maintaining clinical standards
Read MoreDriving and maintaining clinical standards
We all know the importance of Clinical Standards in our hospitals, but the thought of researching and creating them is overwhelming at best! This talk begins by walking through the creation of an evidence-based medical protocol and then addresses how to guide the team through change. Team accountability, dealing with detractors, and manager mistakes will be discussed through case studies and personal experience.
Leslie Wereszczak
Director, Emergency/Critical Care Services Small Animal Clinical Sciences
MS, LVMT, VTS(ECC)
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Help! It's not a dog or a cat
Read MoreHelp! It's not a dog or a cat
Exotics come in many shapes, sizes and species, and often present as emergencies in clinical practice. In this lecture, we will discuss the most common presentations in exotic species and how best to manage them. Covering all exotics from rabbits and guinea pigs to birds and even reptiles, learn how to treat your exotic patients and get them through until the morning.
Ashton Hollwarth
Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine Avian and Exotic Veterinary Surgeon, Great Western Exotics
BSc BVMS CertAVP (Zoo Med) ANZCVS (Avian Medicine and Surgery) MRCVS
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Using the rule of 20 in ECC nursing
Read MoreUsing the rule of 20 in ECC nursing
Kirby`s Rule of 20. What is this evidence-based patient checklist and how can we as RVNS use it on a daily basis to benefit our patients?
A deep dive into the different areas including focus on those where RVNS can have a huge impact, and how it can help us to utilise critical thinking skills to improve patient care.
Kath Howie, Chloe Fay
Kath Howie
Clinical Nurse Manager
RVN VTS(ECC)
Chloe Fay
BSc(Hons) RVN Cert VNECC NCert (Anaesthesia) VTS (ECC) RECOVER BLS & ALS Instructor
Advanced
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HIIBT (High Intensity Interval Brain Training) - Acute Kidney Injury
Read MoreHIIBT (High Intensity Interval Brain Training) - Acute Kidney Injury
Simon Hagley (chair), Lucie Goodwin, Harry Swales
Simon Hagley
RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Emergency and Critical Care Head of Edge Programmes
MVB CertAVP(ECC) MSc(VetEd) MAcadMEd FHEA MRCVS
Lucie Goodwin
National Medicine Lead
BVetMed DipACVIM MRCVS
Harry Swales
BVSc CertAVP(SAM) PgCert VPS DipECVIM-Ca(Internal Medicine) MRCVS
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Treating dysrhythmias in the ICU - it's not just about Lidocaine
Read MoreTreating dysrhythmias in the ICU - it's not just about Lidocaine
Liz Bode
Specialist in cardiology and Clinical Director, Chestergates Veterinary Specialists
BVSc PhD DipECVIM-CA(cardio) FHEA FRCVS
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How to interpret a clinical journal followed by one paper that changed my life
Read MoreHow to interpret a clinical journal followed by one paper that changed my life
Erica Reineke, Simon Cook
Erica Reineke
Associate Professor Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Director, Extracorporeal Therapy
VMD, DACVECC
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'Salt, to add flavour to your life' - dealing with Sodium abnormalities in the ICU
Read More'Salt, to add flavour to your life' - dealing with Sodium abnormalities in the ICU
Simon Hagley
RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Emergency and Critical Care Head of Edge Programmes
MVB CertAVP(ECC) MSc(VetEd) MAcadMEd FHEA MRCVS
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Controversies - The Grapes of Wrath (treating grape/raisin ingestion)
Read MoreControversies - The Grapes of Wrath (treating grape/raisin ingestion)
Neus Elias-Santodomingo, Erica Reineke
Neus Elias-Santodomingo
Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
LMV PgCert CertAVP(ECC) DipECVECC MRCVS
Erica Reineke
Associate Professor Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Director, Extracorporeal Therapy
VMD, DACVECC
Limited Enrolment (non practical)
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Performance under pressure
Read MorePerformance under pressure
We all need a certain level of pressure to perform optimally – to make the right decisions, work effectively in teams and carry out complex tasks. However, excessive pressure causes our performance to deteriorate. In this session we will discuss the psychological and behavioural aspects of pressure on our ability to perform individually and as part of a team. We will cover practical tools to optimise pressure and to manage excessive pressure. The session includes communication under pressure, use of cognitive aids, equipment management, training for high pressure and pressure relief valves.
Dan Lewis (Chair), Dr Stephen Hearns
Dan Lewis
National Clinical Lead in Emergency & Critical Care
VetMB MA CertVA DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS
Dr Stephen Hearns
Consultant in Emergency and Aeromedical Retrieval Medicine
MB ChB FRCEM FRCS FRCP FRGS DIMC DRTM
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Case based exotics - That's not my tiger!
Read MoreCase based exotics - That's not my tiger!
A case-based review of common exotic emergency presentations and how we can manage them with in-clinic resources right at your fingertips. Learn what you can use in the clinic that you have for canine and feline patients that can also be used to help treat our exotic patients.
Ashton Hollwarth
BSc BVMS CertAVP (Zoo Med) ANZCVS (Avian Medicine and Surgery) MRCVS
Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine Avian and Exotic Veterinary Surgeon, Great Western Exotics
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Catastrophic cardiac cases
Read MoreCatastrophic cardiac cases
Pamela Martin (Chair), Liz Bode
Pamela Martin
Veterinary Referral Surgeon at Vets Now
Liz Bode
Specialist in cardiology and Clinical Director at Chestergates Veterinary Specialists
BVSc PhD DipECVIM-CA(cardio) FHEA FRCVS
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Advanced blood gas analysis
Read MoreAdvanced blood gas analysis
Dan Lewis
National Clinical Lead in Emergency & Critical Care
VetMB MA CertVA DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS
Advanced Nursing
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How to establish a senior nursing team
Read MoreHow to establish a senior nursing team
Hospital floor leadership is vital to the health and strength of the veterinary nursing team. What are strong leadership qualities? How can we start to teach leadership to our younger veterinary nurses? Along with covering different leadership structures for various-sized teams, this lecture will discuss the importance of strong leaders and how leaders differ from managers.
Leslie Wereszczak
Director, Emergency/Critical Care Services Small Animal Clinical Sciences
MS, LVMT, VTS(ECC)
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DKA; Sweet as Sugar
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To B, or not to AB - the intricacies of feline blood transfusions
Read MoreTo B, or not to AB - the intricacies of feline blood transfusions
Feline blood transfusion. Commercially available feline blood products are a limited resource in the UK. This has meant the demand for vets and nurses to be competent and confident to be able to select donor cats and collect their own blood is higher. This lecture will run through pre donation testing criteria, blood collection, post collection donor care and administration to recipient feline.
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Shock
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Emergency fluid therapy, including tricky vascular access
Read MoreEmergency fluid therapy, including tricky vascular access
My patient really needs some fluids and I can’t get an IV! This scenario has happened to the best of us, right?. So what do we do next?. During this lecture we will discuss what fluid therapy options do we have available to us for our emergency patients and we will discuss ways in which we can tackle tricky vascular access.
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Local anaesthetic techniques in small animals
Read MoreLocal anaesthetic techniques in small animals
Niamh Clancy
Teaching Fellow – School of Veterinary Nursing, Royal Veterinary College
Dip AVN (SA) DipHE CVN DipVN PGCert VetEd FHEA RVN
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Nursing forum - How much is too much?
Read MoreNursing forum - How much is too much?
How much is too much, we have all no doubt heard the phrase just because you can doesn’t mean that you should! In this session, the panel will discuss cases that have been ethically challenging.
Racheal Marshall (Chair), Niamh Clancy, Jess Herley and Leslie Wereszczak
Racheal Marshall
Head of Clinical Nursing
RVN CertVNECC
Niamh Clancy
Teaching Fellow – School of Veterinary Nursing, Royal Veterinary College
DipVN, NCert(Anaesth), RVN
Jess Herley
ECC Nurse
RVN Cert VNECC VTS ECC
Leslie Wereszczak
Director, Emergency/Critical Care Services Small Animal Clinical Sciences
MS, LVMT, VTS(ECC)
Limited Enrolment - Practical
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Tubes lines & drains including US guided vascular access
Read MoreTubes lines & drains including US guided vascular access
Nursing a patient with a concoction of tubes, lines and drains is often a common occurrence whilst working within an emergency and critical care environment. Ensuring asepsis is maintained at all times whilst nursing a patient with multiple tubes, drains & lines is of upmost importance along with appropriate management and labelling of the tubes, lines & drains to reduce the risk of human error. During this lecture we will discuss how to place and care for your patients tubes, lines and drains.
Cormac Dolan, Jess Herley and Neus Elias-Santodomingo
Cormac Dolan
ECVECC Resident in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care at Vets Now Glasgow.
Jess Herley
ECC Nurse
RVN Cert VNECC VTS ECC
Neus Elias-Santodomingo
Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
LMV PgCert CertAVP(ECC) DipECVECC MRCVS
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CPR practical session
Read MoreCPR practical session
The goal of this practical session is to teach the most up to date RECOVER guidelines in CPR, practice compression techniques and learn how to respond in a crash situation.
Sara Jackson, Steph Timmons and Stevie-Leigh Eggerton
Clinical Manager at Vets Now
Bsc(Hons) VetMB CertAVP(ECC) PhD MRCVS
Steph Timmons
Area Clinical Manager, Area F – Vets Now
BVM&S PgCertSAECC MRCVS
Stevie Leigh Egerton
OOH Nurse Admin Manager/ Clinical Nurse Manager
RVN BSc (Hons), Cert VN ECC
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Blood smears and cyto
Read MoreBlood smears and cyto
Cormac Dolan and Pamela Martin
Cormac Dolan
ECVECC Resident in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care at Vets Now Glasgow.
Pamela Martin
Veterinary Referral Surgeon at Vets Now
Friday 10 November 2023
General
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Global inflammation - SIRS & MODS and what to do about them
Read MoreGlobal inflammation - SIRS & MODS and what to do about them
‘Polly’s morning after the day before’; join us as we work through some of the consequences of Polly’s polytrauma and our interventions yesterday.
The patient made it through the first day. In this lecture we will focus on how the body responses to a trauma and on what are the consequences of a dysregulated response.
Serena Bassolino
Emergency & Critical Care Referral Clinician, Vets Now
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Diagnostics and diagnostic imaging following polytrauma - what's useful, what's not?
Read MoreDiagnostics and diagnostic imaging following polytrauma - what's useful, what's not?
Simon Cook
Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care
BVSc DipACVECC MVetMed MRCVS
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Professional Dilemma Discussion around Polly's Trauma case
Read MoreProfessional Dilemma Discussion around Polly's Trauma case
Mandisa Greene (Chair), Nicola Lakeman, Pamela Martin and Tim Trevail,
Mandisa Greene
Medical Director at Vets Now.
Nicola Lakeman
Nutrition Manager
MSc BSc(Hons) RVN CertSAN CertVNECC VTS(Nutrition)
Pamela Martin
Veterinary Referral Surgeon at Vets Now
Tim Trevail
Clinical Lead in Radiology at Vet Oracle Teleradiology, Radiologist at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists
BVetMed CertVDI DipECVDI MRCVS
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Acute Kidney Injury - preventing, identifying and treating
Read MoreAcute Kidney Injury - preventing, identifying and treating
This lecture will look at the approach to the acute kidney injury case with an emergency/out-of-hours focus. What investigations should be performed? How should we approach fluid therapy in the acute kidney injury case? Which treatments should be given – if any!
Harry Swales
BVSc CertAVP(SAM) PgCert VPS DipECVIM-Ca(Internal Medicine) MRCVS
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Making the gut happy again after major interventions
Read MoreMaking the gut happy again after major interventions
Anaesthesia, pain, antibiotics, hypoperfusion, proton pump inhibitors, electrolyte abnormalities, opioids, anorexia. Most of our emergency and critical patients experience at least one of these, and they all contribute to disruption of bowel function, intestinal immune integrity and alteration of the gut microbiome. This session will investigate how our interventions can affect the GI tract, what the consequences can be, and what we can do to minimise the disturbance and get the gut working well again!
Dan Lewis
National Clinical Lead in Emergency & Critical Care
VetMB MA CertVA DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS
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Crash! - a refresher on CPR
Read MoreCrash! - a refresher on CPR
Sara Jackson
Clinical Manager at Vets Now
Bsc(Hons) VetMB CertAVP(ECC) PhD MRCVS
Foundations of ECC
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Multiparameter monitoring of the critical patient
Read MoreMultiparameter monitoring of the critical patient
The use of the multiparameter monitoring in the critical care patient is a vital and can lead to the early detection of complications. This lecture will review many monitoring devices that and be use in the critical patients, how to interrupt the information they provide us and what we can do to resolve issues. There will also be a discussion about the move vital piece of monitoring equipment; the Veterinary Nurse.
Niamh Clancy
Teaching Fellow – School of Veterinary Nursing, Royal Veterinary College
Dip AVN (SA) DipHE CVN DipVN PGCert VetEd FHEA RVN
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Emergency bloods - what is the minimum database?
Read MoreEmergency bloods - what is the minimum database?
In an emergency setting, rapid diagnostics can be extremely useful, alongside a major body system evaluation, to enable timely management of diseases and trauma. This lecture will discuss the minimum database blood test components and the advantages of using this ‘cage side’ tool to enable life saving treatment. There will be a discussion of each of the components and what the results may identify, as well as highlighting their limitations.
Chloe Fay
BSc(Hons) RVN Cert VNECC NCert (Anaesthesia) VTS (ECC) RECOVER BLS & ALS Instructor
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We can’t all be imposters, can we?
Read MoreWe can’t all be imposters, can we?
Imposter syndrome is ubiquitous amongst vets (and allied clinical professionals) of all skillsets. No matter how many years you spend in the profession, the spectre of doubt seems inevitable. The first thing we need to understand about imposter syndrome is that you’re not the only one struggling with it, in fact you’re so far from unique it would likely surprise you! But people tend not to talk about it. Success, paradoxically, creates a cycle of self-doubt for individuals experiencing imposter syndrome. Even significant milestones in a professionals’ career can be reformulated to an imposter narrative. We may experience fear that others will see the truth of our abilities – in essence, that we will be seen for something that we’re not. These cognitive distortions can erode our belief in our ability to succeed or set challenging future career goals for ourselves. Without realising it we may become trapped in a maintenance cycle, whereby our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours interact via a synergistic interplay. In this session, I share some simple practical ideas to help you feel more confident about your abilities, and to help you manage if things don’t go quite to plan. The session is informed, therapeutically, by both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Narrative Therapy. As such, delegates will be able apply techniques from both of these approaches to help dispel factors that perpetuate imposter syndrome and minimise their possible effects.
Craig Joyce
Senior Educational & Child Psychologist
MA (Hons), PGDE, MEdPsy, PhD, DEdCPsy
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Can't walk won't walk - nursing the recumbent patient
Read MoreCan't walk won't walk - nursing the recumbent patient
Nursing our recumbent patients comes with several challenges and recumbency can affect multiple body systems potentially leading to poorer outcomes for our patients. We will look at the reasons for recumbency and the impact this has on body systems and how these contribute to patient morbidity and mortality. Our nursing interventions for these patients will be reviewed including support of the respiratory system, urinary bladder management, musculoskeletal system and if there is evidence supporting our interventions as a nursing team.
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Handovers to improve patient care
Read MoreHandovers to improve patient care
What`s in a handover? A catch up about the weekend, a chat to start the day or a well-developed process that leads to pertinent information being shared and received about the patients in our care? Efficient handovers share relevant information to allow you to continue looking after the patient without reducing the level of care provided on an ongoing basis. We will look at how to conduct an effective handover and highlight information that should be passed along as well as verbal versus written process. We will also look at scenarios from the speakers experience where this has not happened and has led to failure in patient safety.
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Supportive Feeding Methods in Small Animals
Read MoreSupportive Feeding Methods in Small Animals
The use of feeding tubes in the delivery of nutrition (calories and nutrients) it is an important aspect to consider as part of the nutritional assessment. Consideration should be given to calorific value required, the diet to be used (what diets are available), the form in which the diet is to be delivered, whether the animal is able to consume, digest and absorb the diet, and the composition of the nutrients within the diet.
Nicola Lakeman
MSc BSc(Hons) RVN CertSAN CertVNECC VTS(Nutrition)
Nutrition Manager, IVC Evidensia
Advanced
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Joined Up Thinking: CPR – going beyond RECOVER
Read MoreJoined Up Thinking: CPR – going beyond RECOVER
In this session, 3 experienced ECC Diplomates will help you dig a little deeper into CPR, each exploring one aspect of advanced resuscitation – such as finding the cause, dealing with the team, and coping with the aftermath – before coming together for a Q&A session at the end. Delegates should have a good working knowledge of the current RECOVER guidelines to get the most from this session.
Daniel Lewis, Neus Elias-Santodomingo, Erica Reineke
Daniel Lewis
VetMB MA CertVA DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS
Neus Elias-Santodomingo
Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
LMV PgCert CertAVP(ECC) DipECVECC MRCVS
Erica Reineke
Associate Professor Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Director, Extracorporeal Therapy
VMD, DACVECC
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What should I know about extracorporeal therapy?
Read MoreWhat should I know about extracorporeal therapy?
What should I know about extracorporeal therapy? This session will cover concepts behind extracorporeal therapy treatments including hemodialysis, hemoperfusion and therapeutic plasma exchange. These advanced life-saving therapies are an emerging part of the practice of emergency and critical care for animals with acute kidney injury, auto-immune diseases and poisonings. Case examples will be used to illustrate which patients may benefit from these advanced modalities.
Erica Reineke
Erica Reineke
Associate Professor Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Director, Extracorporeal Therapy
VMD, DACVECC
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Keeping the team happy - Help I'm a supervisor now
Read MoreKeeping the team happy - Help I'm a supervisor now
Becoming a leader within a team can sometimes be a daunting prospect. Many of us can become leaders without any formal training or qualifications. As such, there are many aspects to consider – in particular, how to encourage the growth of others without neglecting your own. In profession-long learning, clinical supervision is regarded as one of the major components for change in professional competencies and expertise, widely considered a distinct competency at the centre of professional training and systematic evaluation of clinical practice. This session will help explore different forms of leadership, with a lens on developing the best supervisory practice that is not only managerial, but also educative and supportive. Supervisors experience high degrees of transference, psychological projection and, frequently, burnout. Accordingly, the session will include some practical strategies to manage and contain some of these psychological phenomena, whilst maintaining healthy boundaries with your colleagues.
Craig Joyce
Senior Educational & Child Psychologist
MA (Hons), PGDE, MEdPsy, PhD, DEdCPsy
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Controversies in emergency surgery - put the knife down, you can't cut yet...
Read MoreControversies in emergency surgery - put the knife down, you can't cut yet...
Barney Dean, Simon Cook
Barney Dean
EBVS® European Specialist and RCVS-Recognised Specialist at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists Founder, Director and CPD Provider at Chiron Vet CPD Ltd
BVSc PGDip(VCP) CertAVP DipECVS MRCVS EBVS
Simon Cook
Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care
BVSc DipACVECC MVetMed MRCVS
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Advanced clinical discussion
Read MoreAdvanced clinical discussion
Simon Hagley (Chair), Barney Dean, Kath Howie, Erica Reineke
Simon Hagley
RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Emergency and Critical Care Head of Edge Programmes
MVB CertAVP(ECC) MSc(VetEd) MAcadMEd FHEA MRCVS
Barney Dean
EBVS® European Specialist and RCVS-Recognised Specialist at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists Founder, Director and CPD Provider at Chiron Vet CPD Ltd
BVSc PGDip(VCP) CertAVP DipECVS MRCVS EBVS
Kath Howie
Clinical Nurse Manager
RVN VTS(ECC)
Erica Reineke
Associate Professor Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Director, Extracorporeal Therapy
VMD, DACVECC
Limited Enrolment (non practical)
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Human Performance – essential knowledge to maximise the clinical care you give
Read MoreHuman Performance – essential knowledge to maximise the clinical care you give
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Anaesthesia workshop
Read MoreAnaesthesia workshop
Epidurals & nerve blocks – without the fancy stuff
We will discuss the clinical value of using locoregional anaesthesia in your clinical cases. We will be concentrating on clinical reasons, advantages & disadvantages, some (brief) clinically relevant pharmacology of the most common local anaesthesia agents used in general practice. This will then be followed with some practical clinical hints & tips when placing locoregional blocks and epidural placements that should only require a hypodermic or spinal needle!
Niamh Clancy (Chair), Chris Miller
Niamh Clancy
Teaching Fellow – School of Veterinary Nursing, Royal Veterinary College
Dip AVN (SA) DipHE CVN DipVN PGCert VetEd FHEA RVN
Chris Miller
European recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
MA VetMB MVM DipECVAA MRCVS
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Maintaining team stability: why a strong focus on culture is essential
Read MoreMaintaining team stability: why a strong focus on culture is essential
Mandisa Greene (Chair), Jenny Guyat and Dan Tipney
Mandisa Greene
Medical Director at Vets Now.
Jenny Guyat
Culture Lead
BVetMed MRCVS
Dan Tipney
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Clinical communication: Shared Decision Making
Read MoreClinical communication: Shared Decision Making
Clinical Communication: Shared Decision Making. Despite how ill the patient is, how often do you need your client to agree on a way forward, but they won’t completely get ‘on board’? In this session we will look at the skills to ensure the client ‘buys-in’ by being part of a collaborative process that is based on both the clinical evidence and the client’s preferences and values. This session is about how to use these skills and the effect they have on the client. To help shape your learning you will also have an opportunity to hear both the client’s and vet’s perspective.
Christine Magrath, Alan Orme
Christine Magrath
Alan Orme
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Clinical communication: Shared Decision Making
Read MoreClinical communication: Shared Decision Making
Clinical Communication: Shared Decision Making. Despite how ill the patient is, how often do you need your client to agree on a way forward, but they won’t completely get ‘on board’? In this session we will look at the skills to ensure the client ‘buys-in’ by being part of a collaborative process that is based on both the clinical evidence and the client’s preferences and values. This session is about how to use these skills and the effect they have on the client. To help shape your learning you will also have an opportunity to hear both the client’s and vet’s perspective.
Christine Magrath, Alan Orme
Christine Magrath
Alan Orme
Interactive Case Based Clinical
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ECC Certificate - Pacing yourself to the finish line
Read MoreECC Certificate - Pacing yourself to the finish line
This session will aim to provide veterinary surgeons with strategies to cope with the stresses and strains of studying towards and completing an ECC certificate alongside busy clinical roles. Some of the areas we will focus on include writing case reports, using study time effectively and efficiently, and preparing for exams. This session will be delivered by Craig Joyce, Lucie Goodwin and Aoife Reid who will each tackle a different aspect of consideration on the journey towards ECC certification.
Craig Joyce, Aoife Reid and Lucie Goodwin
Craig Joyce
Senior Educational & Child Psychologist
MA (Hons), PGDE, MEdPsy, PhD, DEdCPsy
Aoife Reid
RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Emergency and Critical Care Head of Edge Programmes
MVB CertAVP(ECC) MSc(VetEd) MAcadMEd FHEA FRCVS
Lucie Goodwin
National Medicine Lead
BVetMed DipACVIM MRCVS
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Septic Shock
Read MoreSeptic Shock
With this interactive lecture, we will manage a patient with septic shock, and we will practice in taking decisions on how to implement treatments.
Serena Bassolino
Emergency & Critical Care Referral Clinician, Vets Now
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Easy as ABG OR the blocked cat scenario
Read MoreEasy as ABG OR the blocked cat scenario
Neus Elias-Santodomingo
LMV PgCert CertAVP(ECC) DipECVECC MRCVS
Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care, Vets Now
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Chest Imaging
Read MoreChest Imaging
This lecture is case based and will guide you through the interpretation of thoracic radiographs of patients that will be commonly seen in the emergency clinic such as pleural effusion, pneumothorax and heart disease. The cases will have twists and turns to keep you on your toes and engaged throughout with Tim providing hints throughout to assist you with the interactive questions.
Tim Trevail
Clinical Lead in Radiology at Vet Oracle Teleradiology, Radiologist at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists
BVetMed CertVDI DipECVDI MRCVS
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Abdominal Imaging
Read MoreAbdominal Imaging
This lecture is case based and will guide you through the interpretation of abdominal radiographs of patients that will be commonly seen in the emergency clinic such as vomiting, peritonitis and abdominal masses. The lecture will have a specific focus on how imaging can assist you in the decision making in management of these patients. The cases will have twists and turns to keep you on your toes and engaged throughout with Tim providing hints throughout to assist you with the interactive questions.
Tim Trevail
Clinical Lead in Radiology at Vet Oracle Teleradiology, Radiologist at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists
BVetMed CertVDI DipECVDI MRCVS
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Red flags in medical emergencies
Read MoreRed flags in medical emergencies
This case-based, interactive lecture will focus on ‘red flags’ in medical emergencies. Which abnormalities should we look out for on blood work? Which changes should ring alarm bells for us? Join us for an interactive, but light-hearted session exploring this topic.
Harry Swales
BVSc CertAVP(SAM) PgCert VPS DipECVIM-Ca(Internal Medicine) MRCVS
Limited Enrolment - Practical
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Blood smears and cyto
Read MoreBlood smears and cyto
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Cormac Dolan, Pamela Martin
Cormac Dolan
ECVECC Resident in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care at Vets Now Glasgow.
Pamela Martin
Veterinary Referral Surgeon at Vets Now
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CPR Practical Session
Read MoreCPR Practical Session
The goal of this practical session is to teach the most up to date RECOVER guidelines in CPR, practice compression techniques and learn how to respond in a crash situation.
Sara Jackson. Steph Timmons, Stevie-Leigh Eggerton
Sara Jackson
Clinical Manager at Vets Now
Bsc(Hons) VetMB CertAVP(ECC) PhD MRCVS
Steph Timmons
Area Clinical Manager, Area F – Vets Now
BVM&S PgCertSAECC MRCVS
Stevie Leigh Egerton
OOH Nurse Admin Manager/ Clinical Nurse Manager
RVN BSc (Hons), Cert VN ECC
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Tubes lines & drains including US guided vascular access
Read MoreTubes lines & drains including US guided vascular access
Nursing a patient with a concoction of tubes, lines and drains is often a common occurrence whilst working within an emergency and critical care environment. Ensuring asepsis is maintained at all times whilst nursing a patient with multiple tubes, drains & lines is of upmost importance along with appropriate management and labelling of the tubes, lines & drains to reduce the risk of human error. During this lecture we will discuss how to place and care for your patients tubes, lines and drains.
Cormac Dolan, Jess Herley, Neus Elias-Santodomingo
Cormac Dolan
ECVECC Resident in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care at Vets Now Glasgow.
Jess Herley
ECC Nurse
RVN Cert VNECC VTS ECC
Neus Elias-Santodomingo
Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
LMV PgCert CertAVP(ECC) DipECVECC MRCVS